APP - Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Pediatric Feeding Clinic

# Careers With Purpose**Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.**Work Shift:8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:40**Union Position:**No**Department Details**Our multidisciplinary Feeding Department evaluates children for pediatric feeding disorders. Team members include psychology, pediatrics, RN Navigator, social work, dietitian, lactation, and speech therapy. Support patients with enteral feeding management, failure to thrive, and our home NG NICU discharge patients. This role also the opportunity to see patients in our Oral Motor Clinic. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. No weekends, evenings, or call.**Summary**The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides expert clinical guidance in a specialized field and coordinates patient care quality initiatives.**Job Description**Provides service to patients in acute, short and long term care settings by assisting physicians, assessing patients, and treating injuries and ailments. Obtains a thorough medical history from patient and dependent on patient population and setting will perform an examination and/or assessment to determine patient's needs. With other healthcare professionals, analyze and interpret information collected from patient, medical records, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information, to develop and establish appropriate diagnosis. Acknowledges and demonstrates the importance of care coordination and navigation by rounding on patients when necessary. Works in collaboration with providers and independently to provide care. Formulates a plan for treatment of the patient and prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized if necessary. Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses in a timely manner. Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise. Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability. Counsels' patients and family members about self-management on prevention and treatment plan for health issues, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances. May cover hospital consultations, rounding, and assist with patient procedures as needed. Conducts research into area of specialty and uses findings to provide measurable improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes. Incorporates evidence based practice guidelines into care. Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for advanced practice provider practices, including reimbursement of services. Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources, as applicable. Demonstrate extensive advanced knowledge of medical principles, practices and techniques.**Qualifications**Completion of a master’s, postmaster’s, or doctorate from an nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Licensing prior to August 1, 1995 in ND, master's degree in nursing is preferred. \*\*\*\** APP – Pediatric Feeding Clinic* PA or NP candidates* Schedule* Monday through Friday. No call, weekends, evenings, or holidays.* Clinic only* New Grads will be reviewed if there is pediatric RN nursing support experience* Experience required- 2 years of pediatric nursing experience* Position duties: Will see new referrals and clinic visits for infants and children to evaluate pediatric feeding disorders. Manage enteral feeding including care of feeding tubes. Involved in Oral Motor Clinic. Management of failure to thrive. Management of home NG NICU patients after discharge.* Will work with a multidisciplinary team including psychologist , RN, social worker, dietitian, speech therapy. Team collaborates with Peds GI and peds hospitalist teams.* Required FTE - 1.0 but could consider a lower FTE if that is a strong need for the candidate.\*\*\*\*Demonstrated current competence and provision of care, treatment, or services for an adequate volume of patients in the past twelve months, or completion of master’s/post-master’s degree program in the past twelve months. Experience must correlate to the privileges requested. Current licensure by the applicable state board of nursing for advanced practice. Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances. Current certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or an equivalent nationally recognized body. Submit current Scope of Practice that has been approved by either the North Dakota State Board of Nursing or the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists**Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.****If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.** #J-18808-Ljbffr